Posted on 02/17/2006 10:44:11 AM PST by JZelle
Sammy Sosa has turned down the modest offer of the Nationals, which is just as well. There is a noticeable stench emanating from his 588 career home runs, just as there is with the numbers of Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire. The three are forever linked because of their eclipsing Roger Maris, who lost several heads' worth of hair because of the stress associated with his pursuit of Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Or so it goes with each retelling. We only can imagine the potential physical damage to the three hulks who transformed their upper bodies with suspicious efficiency.
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You do have to wonder how many juiced-up pitchers he faced, though.
Bonds.... The man who puts the "ass" in asterisk.
Bonds is done! He can't play without the "juice".
"Bonds is done! He can't play without the "juice"."
I agree. He will be 'injured' in spring training and complain about all the surgeries on his knees.
I think he just wants to pass the Babe, which will be a travesty.
Yes. He has basically admitted to hating Ruth.
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